Five TUF 14 Finale fighters face six-month medical suspensions

Five of the men who took to the Octagon this past Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale could be stuck on the sidelines until summer depending on how they heal up from injuries sustained during the evening of action with the group including TUF 14 coach Jason Miller and featherweight tournament winner Diego Brandao.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released a list of medical suspensions stemming from the event. Thirteen fighters were affected by its contents with eight of them only out until early-to-mid January for cuts/swelling/precautionary reasons.

However, Brandao and Miller, as well as stand-outs Bryan Caraway and Louis Gaudinot, were not so fortunate and could all be out until June 3 without receiving a physician’s clearance for a smorgasbord of afflictions. While few specifics were listed other than the length of suspension, Miller was shown to have suffered a broken nose with the other three (as well as Stephen Bass) needing to undergo some x-rays to determine the actual extent of the damage.

Here is a complete list of TUF 14 Finale medical suspensions:

Josh Clopton – Suspended until 1/3/12 with no contact until 12/25/11 for nasal lacerationStephen Siler – Suspended until 1/3/12 with no contact until 12/24/11Louis Gaudinot – Must have right hand/wrist X-rayed. If results “positive,” the hand and jaw can be cleared by orthopedic doctor, or he is suspended until 6/3/12; at minimum, he is suspended until 1/18/12 with no contact until 1/3/12Dustin Pague – Suspended until 1/18/11 with no contact until 1/3/11 for precautionary reasonsBryan Caraway – Must have right knee and left hand/wrist X-rayed and needs clearance by orthopedic doctor on left hand, left shoulder and right knee. Otherwise, he is suspended until 6/3/12. At a minimum, he is suspended until 1/18/11 with no contact until 1/3/11Marcus Brimage – Suspended until Jan. 3 with no contact until 12/25/11Stephen Bass – Must have jaw X-rayed. If results “positive,” the hand and jaw can be cleared by oral maxial-facial doctor, or he is suspended until 6/3/12; at minimum, he is suspended until 12/25/11 with no contact until 12/18/11Dennis Bermudez – Suspended until 1/3/12 with no contact until 12/25/11 for left elbowTony Ferguson – Suspended until 1/3/12 with no contact until 12/25/11 for nasal lacerationT.J. Dillashaw – Suspended until 1/18/12 with no contact until 1/3/12 for precautionary reasonsDiego Brandao – Must have left hand and jaw X-rayed. If results “positive,” the hand and jaw can be cleared by oral maxial-facial doctor, or he is suspended until 6/3/12; at minimum, he is suspended until 1/3/12 with no contact until 12/25/11Michael Bisping – Suspended until 1/3/12 with no contact until 12/25/11 for right-eye hematomaJason Miller – Must have possible nasal fracture cleared by a doctor, or he is suspended until 6/3/12. At minimum, he is suspended until 2/2/12 with no contact until 1/18/12

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MMATraining Take: I’m fairly positive most of the “June” crew will be back much sooner since it doesn’t sound like anything serious occurred. I’m especially happy to see Bermudez’s arm was not actually broken as some speculated was the case or else he obviously would have been out for an extended period of time.